Nifty ends flat; realty, capital goods, banks down

MUMBAI: The Nifty pared intraday gains and closed on a flat note on Wednesday as traders resorted to profit booking following weak cues from European peers.

The 50-share index ended at 5,337, up 0.30 points or 0.01 per cent. It touched a high of 5,377.60 and a low of 5,331.90 in trade today.

The Sensex closed at 17,596.74, down 5.04 points or 0.03 per cent. It touched a high of 17,726.64 and a low of 17,582.66 in trade today.

The BSE Midcap Index was down 0.18 per cent and the BSE Smallcap Index slipped 0.40 per cent.

Among the sectoral indices, BSE Realty Index was down 2 per cent, the BSE Captial Goods Index was 0.65 per cent lower and the BSE Bankex declined 0.57 per cent. The BSE Auto Index moved up 1.13 per cent higher and the BSE Metal Index was up 0.78 per cent.